S2/M4 Vocabulary Crossword

1. Understanding the cultural significance of artworks, objects or artifacts within the specific context in which they were created.
4. Capacity of a material to soak up a liquid.
7. Contraction of clay body during the drying or firing processes.
8. Traditional masks worn in the classical Noh dance-dramas in Japan.
11. Having minute spaces or holes through which liquid or air may pass.
14. Fired clay that is ground up into tiny pieces (like sand) and mixed with wet clay to strengthen the clay body.
15. Clay fired at relatively low temperatures of between 1,000 to 1,150 degrees. This results in a hardened but brittle material which is slightly porous.
17. An object placed in a kiln that indicates the temperature reached. Different cones are used depending on what type of clay or result is desired.
18. a shaped piece of paper, cardboard, or other material used as a pattern to help shape or design something that you are making.
19. Objects, especially plates and bowls of different sizes, used for serving and eating food.
20. Able to be dissolved, especially in water.
21. Heating pottery for several hours at around 185-200℉. This causes any remaining moisture in the clay to evaporate slowly which prevents pottery from exploding.
22. A typically shallow frame or mold into which a slab of clay is allowed to fall or settle in order to form a vessel.

2. Masks traditionally used by the Duk-Duk secret society Papua New Guinea
3. Setting the kiln at a low temperature for a few hours.
5. Dense pottery fired at high temperatures to make it resistant to liquids, or non-porous.
6. A covering for all or part of the face, that protects, hides, or decorates the person wearing it.
9. An explosion in the kiln, due to air bubbles, too much moisture,or the presence of impurities.
10. hard but liable to break or shatter easily.
11. A fine, white, high-fire clay used for creating delicate objects such as fine bone china or figurines. It is harder to work with than other types of clay because it is more sensitive to moisture levels.
12. Objects used specifically for the making and serving of tea, often as part of a social ritual.
13. Process of soaking and reworking dry, used clay into a workable consistency
16. A convex form over which clay slabs are draped until they are stiff enough to hold their shape.